Serena Williams’ appearance plus Raducanu and Boulter doing so well put the men’s event in the shade this year
One of the more amusing sights at the Queen’s Club tournament each year comes before even entering the grounds. On the first day of play on Monday, a deluge of spectators invariably descend on Barons Court station, just 150 metres from the entrance.
So many people passing through a tiny London Underground station naturally means long queues at the barriers. That congestion is not helped by many of them comically pausing in front of the gates to frantically search for their debit cards or desperately try to unlock their phones.
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy stands for the US national anthem before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Atlanta.
Brewers skipper Pat Murphy might find himself on the injured list in the near future.
Murphy told reporters on Saturday that he plans to have back surgery on Thursday, and getting an additional procedure on his hip during the All-Star break.
Though he did not reveal details on the surgeries, Murphy said that the back discomfort is related to his hip, and that the pain has gotten worse recently.
Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy stands for the US national anthem before the Brewers’ loss to the Braves on June 19, 2026, in Atlanta. AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser
“I can’t live like that,” Murphy said. “I’m having the surgery so it works out good.”
Murphy, 67, has been named National League Manager of the Year the past two seasons, and is currently in his third season in Milwaukee.
Ahead of the 2026 season, Murphy signed a three-year deal to remain with the Brewers which made him one of the highest-paid managers in the MLB.
This season, Murphy has helped lead Milwaukee to a 45-29 record, sitting atop of the NL Central.
Murphy, who is known for his stern coaching manner, recently called out Brewers relief pitcher Abner Uribe for his antics on the mound during a game against the Cardinals in May.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy looks on from the dugout during a home game against the Giants earlier in the season. Michael McLoone-Imagn Images
Uribe struck out Cardinals first baseman Alec Burleson to end the eighth inning of Milwaukee’s 6-0 win over St. Louis on May 27, and proceeded to make WWE-style crotch chops toward the Cardinals dugout.
“I don’t know what got over him. I mean, he’s been an emotional guy, but that kind of thing, that’s just not how we do things,” Murphy said. “I was embarrassed by it. Why are we doing it? It’s a 6-0 game. What are we doing there?”
“I love the kid. Believe me, I love the kid,” Murphy added. “There’s so much good in this kid. He’s been so great for us in so many ways, but that’s unacceptable. So, whatever’s going on, you can’t tolerate that.
“For his teammates, and for everything, it’s not going to be tolerated, that’s all there is to it.”
After the Pittsburgh Penguins were eliminated from the playoffs by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, people shifted their focus to the offseason, which features the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, trade rumors, and free agency.
And it appears one of the Penguins' pending-unrestricted free agents has made a decision on his future.
According to NHL Insider Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, forward Anthony Mantha is electing to test free agency. LeBrun said that the Penguins were willing to bring Mantha, 31, back on a one-year deal, but Mantha and his agent, Olivier Fortier, want to see if they can get something longer-term.
The towering 6-foot-5 winger is coming off a career year that directly followed up ACL surgery, as he recorded 33 goals and 64 points this season, both career-highs. He led the Penguins in goals during the regular season but came up empty in the six-game first-round series against the Flyers, totaling just one assist.
There was never really much doubt that Mantha would test the market, as the Penguins were probably always going to be reluctant to hand him term given their direction and efforts to build younger. Some sources have claimed Mantha is looking for a four-year deal, although that has not yet been confirmed.
Mantha isn't the only free agent the Penguins must decide on. Other UFAs include defenseman Ryan Shea and forward Noel Acciari, while scoring winger Egor Chinakhov and goaltender Arturs Silovs headline the RFA class.
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Harper started the night off with a bang, hitting a solo home run in the first inning. He then doubled and singled in the third inning when Philadelphia had eight runs. He completed the cycle with a triple in the fifth inning.
It was a two-RBI triple. With two outs and a 2-1 count, Tobias Myers wound up and threw a pitch right over the plate. Harper smacked it to left center perfectly in between two Mets outfielders. He sprinted around the bases and slid into third. He punched his fist in the air and high-fived third base coach Anthony Contreras in celebration.
Per ESPN, the Phillies star is the first player to hit for the cycle in just five innings since 2015. According to the MLB, this is the 11th cycle in franchise history.
Kyle Schwarber also fueled the team with three home runs. The FOX broadcast said the last time teammates hit for the cycle and three home runs in the same game was in 1932 when Tony Lazzeri hit for the cycle and Lou Gehrig hit four home runs for the New York Yankees.
"It's really cool," Schwarber said. "You look through our lineup up and down, but we put together some really good at-bats. ... Just glad that it was a great overall team win. Great night by Harp. We just gotta keep rolling and putting these together."
"Being able to get that tonight was really cool," Harper added of his accomplishment while also paying respect to his teammate. "Being able to see him hit three homers and do his job, there's no greater power hitter in our game right now."
Philadelphia is second place in the NL East with a 41-35 record midway through the season. The front office fired manager Rob Thomson in April after the team started 9-19.
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There’s not a lot here other than the simple statement about Utah wanting Nurkic back. From Scotto:
The Utah Jazz has expressed interest in re-signing center Jusuf Nurkic, league sources told Hoopshype.
There you have it. The Jazz have interest, which makes sense. Nurkic had a nice season with the Jazz and appeared to enjoy his time with the team and the team’s style of play. His mix of passing, rebounding, and scoring fit really well with the Jazz. He played so well for Will Hardy that he ended up having a three-game triple-double streak last season. That mix of talent and proof of concept for Utah made him seem like a no-brainer to bring back. All that said, it will have to be on a reasonable contract. If Utah can get him on a veteran-minimum type of deal, it could be a great addition.
Utah does need to think about center depth. Walker Kessler is most likely joining the team next season, but he hasn’t had the best injury history. Some security at center would be a good idea in case Kessler has another injury.
All in all, it makes sense for the Jazz to bring Nurkic back. He fit perfectly with what Utah did last season, with the center being a hub at times in Hardy’s offense. Utah lacked some playmaking last year so that may not be as big of a need next year, and they may change their style, but it would be nice to have some continuity as well to what they’re doing.
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Buffalo Bisons 4, Charlotte Knights 2 It was a heartbreaker for the Knights (41-33) way up north, as they hoped a two-spot in the second inning might hold up for all nine innings. That was a foolish hope, although the Bisons waited until their very last strike in regulation to walk off the 4-2 win:
(It’s never a good thing when the color guy says “goodbye” upon contact with your hopeful final toss of the night. We feel you, Garrett Schoenle.)
Honestly, David Sandlin would have better suited if he’d taken a puddle-jumper from Buffalo to Detroit to start against the Tigers today rather than the Sox trotting out a firing squad of a bullpen day, because he shut down the Bisons and was in line for the win (Sandlin’s ERA over eight Charlotte starts is a sparkling 1.32 after today’s effort, although one earned in five innings meant the righty’s ERA went up).
Obviously, the offensive effort was subpar and it’s hard to blame either Tyler Schweitzer (blown save for giving up one run over two innings) or Schoenle (one hit, one walk over five outs before that fateful meatball to end the game) for the loss.
Pensacola Blue Wahoos 4, Birmingham Barons 0 (7 innings) It was quite the bizarre contest in Florida tonight, as the game was delayed FOUR HOURS by rain, with first pitch at 11:04 p.m. ET. Quite naturally, the two squads sprinted through the game best as possible, with an apparent 1 a.m. curfew looming.
Birmingham had just three hits over seven innings — but then, so did the Wahoos, over six. The difference in the game was that Pensacola put some oomph into their hits, only two stayed in the park. And another difference, in the OUCH category, is that while Barons hurlers threw a game devoid of free passes, Pensacola pitchers issued EIGHT to Bham, helping make 0-for-6 with RISP and nine left on base look all the more gaudy.
This recap has already taken longer to write than tonight’s game itself, so let’s just get to the polls and let the abysmal Barons (26-42) get a bit of shuteye before tomorrow’s soggy finale.
Greensboro Grasshoppers 5, Winston-Salem Dash 1 He snuck up on me, but Juan Carela is back after TJS, and has been aces through four starts in 2026 (two ACL, two WSD): 0.93 ERA, 1.05 WHIP. Tonight was Carela’s second straight start of three innings, baby steps for sure but the results have been dy-no-mite. The Grasshoppers were hogtied on just two hits, and Carela slapped up five Ks. Unfortunately, Grant Umberger came in as the bulk pitcher today, and had significant trouble. All Hoppers damage came off of the southpaw, who’s had a rough run of things after a superb pro debut in 2025.
As for the bats, the Dash had five hits and none for extra bases, 10 Ks and two walks. What the hell else you need to know? The 38-30 Dash try to salvage the finale tomorrow afternoon.
Who gets the MVP in Winston-Salem’s poor showing on Saturday?
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 10, Fayetteville Woodpeckers 0 It was a humdinger in Arkansas, as the CBs laid some heavy lumber and whomped the Woodpeckers with runs in every inning but the second, fifth and sixth. It was a 12-hit attack (including Jaden Fauske’s third homer of the season) along with seven walks (Alexander Albertus strolled three times and added a single) that left Fayetteville no chance
And that no chance was secured with exquisite pitching. Gabriel Rodríguez got the start and cruised through four innings at just 58 pitches, but the 22-year-old seems to be on a duration restriction and was done at that point. Vulturing the win but pitching well in his own right was piggybacker Blaine Wynk, who went for three frames just as tidy as Gabriel’s.
The CBs jutted back to .500 (34-34) in style tonight.
ACL Brewers 4, ACL White Sox 1 (7 innings) The Complex Sox, lovers of mystery and cliffhangers, waited until the bottom of the seventh to score today. Milwaukee wasn’t playing along, running up four scores much earlier in the game. What’s up the Brewers org, winning and stuff being so important to them? D’Angelo Tejada continued his buff season at the plate with two knocks in two ABs, and the only Complex Sox SB of the game. (Speaking of steals, the Sox were a bit embarrassed by MKE catcher Freider Rojas, who caught them in thefts three of four times today.) On the mound, it was the story of two Charlotte Knights rehab assignments: One good in Tommy Vail (2 IP, BB, 3 Ks), one bad in Wikelman González (2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 K).
DSL Blue Jays 7, DSL White Sox 6 (7 innings) Depending on whether you’re a cup-half-full or -empty fan, this was a good or bad game for the youngest members of the White Sox org. The empty-cup portion of the morning was facing a 4-10 Blue Jays club on the road and falling behind, 7-1, five innings in. The Blue Jays scored in every frame, in a relentless nickel-and-diming of the DSL Sox staff. The full-cup game was all packed into the top of the seventh, when the Sox made a mad dash at a comeback win: Six walks and two fielder’s choices ran the score all the way up to 7-6, but a strikeout by Orlando Patino with a runner on first ended it. Just two hits for the DSL Sox were bolstered by nine walks in the game, but the kids walk away with a 5-10 record on the season.
Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber, front right, celebrates after his home run with Bryce Harper (3) during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Philadelphia.
It was an offensive onslaught for the Phillies on Saturday.
During Philadelphia’s 15-3 blowout win over the Mets, Bryce Harper became the 11th player in the franchise’s history to hit for the cycle, and slugger Kyle Schwarber blasted three home runs — two of which came in the same inning.
Harper finished his first career cycle by the fifth inning, blasting a his 16th homer of the season in the first.
“I was trying to hit homers,” Harper said. “Just trying to have some fun.”
Kyle Schwarber (right) celebrates after his home run with Bryce Harper during the third inning of the Phillies’ 15-3 blowut win over the Mets on June 20, 2026 in Philadelphia. AP Photo/Chris Szagola
He then doubled and scored on an error in the third, then singled after Schwarber’s second home run of the inning.
In the fifth, Harper lined a ball into the gap in left-center field and motored around to third base for a two-run triple, becoming the first Phillies player to hit for the cycle since Weston Wilson on Aug. 15, 2024.
Harper also became the first player to hit for the cycle in the first five innings since Adrian Beltre did it for the Rangers back in 2015.
There was some controversy surrounding Harper’s triple in the fifth that completed the cycle, however, with some fans pointing to how the Mets tried to make a play at the plate rather than third base in which the two-time NL MVP was running toward.
As for Schwarber, he led off the Phillies’ eight-run third inning with a 456-foot blast off of Mets right-hander Freddy Peralta.
Kyle Schwarber hits a two run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning of the Phillies’ blowout win over the Mets at Citizens Bank Park. Getty Images
Later in the inning, Schwarber hit a three-run shot off Cionel Perez into nearly the same spot, 457 feet away.
Schwarber is the 67th player in major league history to hit two home runs in an inning and the second this season, joining Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, who accomplished the feat on June 12.
“That was cool,” Schwarber said. “First time I’ve done it in my career. I think it was a pretty cool overall night in general.”
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Schwarber hit his third homer of the game in the seventh off reliever Tobias Myers, which gives him an MLB-leading 28 home runs.
The Colorado Avalanche have found the first coach in New Mexico Goatheads history, turning to a rising name in the professional ranks to lead their new ECHL affiliate into its inaugural season.
The organization announced Friday that Zack Stortini has been hired as the Goatheads' first head coach. The 40-year-old arrives after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the AHL's Tucson Roadrunners, the top affiliate of the Utah Mammoth.
Stortini joins the Avalanche system with seven years of coaching experience between the AHL and OHL, earning a reputation as a developing coach with a strong background in player development. During his time in Tucson, the Roadrunners compiled a 141-116-26-5 record and reached the Calder Cup Playoffs in three consecutive seasons from 2022-23 through 2024-25.
"We're happy to welcome Zack to the Avalanche and Goatheads organizations," Avalanche scout Mike Battaglia, who oversees ECHL operations for Colorado, said in a statement. "Over his first seven years coaching in the AHL and OHL, Zack has established himself as a rising coach, and we feel he's a great fit for the Goatheads as we embark on their inaugural season."
Before joining Tucson, Stortini spent three seasons with the OHL's Sudbury Wolves, serving as an assistant coach from 2019-21 before being promoted to associate coach for the 2021-22 campaign.
His coaching resume includes helping oversee the development of several standout young players. During the 2022-23 season, Tucson forward Michael Carcone led the AHL in scoring with 85 points in 65 games. A year later, Josh Doan earned AHL All-Rookie Team honors after scoring 26 goals in 62 contests.
For Stortini, the opportunity represents his first head coaching position at the professional level.
"I am grateful to the organization for the opportunity to be the first head coach of the Goatheads, and am really looking forward to leading the new ECHL club," Stortini said. "I'd like to thank REV Entertainment, Jared Johnson and Mike Battaglia for their trust in me, as well as extend a big thank you to the whole Goatheads organization and the Rio Rancho community. I am excited to get started this season."
Long before moving behind the bench, Stortini carved out a lengthy professional playing career.
Selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the third round of the 2003 NHL Draft, he played parts of 15 professional seasons, appearing in 860 games across the NHL and AHL. He suited up for 257 NHL contests with the Oilers and Nashville Predators, recording 14 goals and 41 points, while adding more than 600 games in the AHL.
Known as a physical forward and respected locker-room presence, Stortini accumulated 1,825 penalty minutes during his professional career and served as captain or alternate captain at multiple stops, including Sudbury and Binghamton. He was also a three-time nominee for the AHL's Yanick Dupre Memorial Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to local communities and charitable causes.
The Goatheads, who will play out of Rio Rancho Events Center, are preparing for their first season as Colorado's ECHL affiliate under the ownership of REV Entertainment. The organization recently hired Jared Johnson as general manager after he spent the last several years with the SPHL's Huntsville Havoc, where he oversaw business operations and ticketing while helping the franchise establish multiple attendance records.
"Before today, it probably wasn't that terrible," he said of his first season with the Mets, who acquired him and right-hander Tobias Meyers in a late-January trade from the Milwaukee Brewers for shortstop Jett Williams and right-hander Brandon Sproat. "But today's not good."
Peralta recorded the game's first two outs before Bryce Harper, who hit for the cycle in just five innings, blasted a two-run solo shot to right-center field and put the Phillies (41-35) on the board.
A two-run second inning followed, and the Mets went down by 11 after an eight-run frame in the third.
Peralta threw 52 strikes on 80 pitches while striking out two and walking one, battling command issues as the Mets (34-42) were tasked with working from behind in counts.
"I don't know," Peralta said of how he rebounds. "Just moving forward from this one and getting some work and make the adjustment."
However, Peralta is "not worried about" his standing at this point in the season with time to mount a turnaround.
"I'm not worried about it," Peralta said. "Of course I don't feel good right now, but I'm not worried about it."
How does Mets manager Carlos Mendoza plan to help Peralta get there?
"The same way we did it with Sean (Manaea), the same way we did it with Nolan (McLean)," Mendoza said. "He's too good of a pitcher. I mean, this is a guy that, when you look at his track record, he's been one of the best pitchers in the game. He's going through a little bit of a rough stretch here.
"But if somebody's able to bounce back after bad outings, it's a guy like Freddy. He's a competitor. He's a guy that's going to come back the next day and look for ways to get better and improve, and that's what we will do."
This month has been mixed for Peralta, who started it with one run allowed on six hits in six innings of the Mets' 7-1 win at the Seattle Mariners June 3.
He surrendered six runs on six hits June 9, a 7-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, before rebounding with one run allowed on four hits in five innings of this past Sunday's 8-1 win over the Atlanta Braves,
"Just focusing on the good things and just trying to come back and feel like myself and forget about the past and just moving forward and try to become who I really am and take it that way and just finish that way through the season," Peralta said.
"I think I've been a little inconsistent, but I have time to be better," Peralta added.
Like Peralta, the Mets enter the month's final week seeking consistency. They have not won three straight games or more since a four-game streak May 27-31, and their 8-9 mark in June has kept them from sustaining momentum.
"I mean, that's the key, right?" Mendoza said. "That's why we've been having a little bit of a hard time here, trying to get some winning streaks. But they're too good. They're talented. We've got to be able to figure this out.
"We're going to need them and, when they get going here, when need them to get going pretty soon. That's when you start putting together some consistent winning baseball. So, again, they're talented, but we expect -- and they expect -- more out of them."
PHILADELPHIA — Freddy Peralta became Freddy Krueger on Saturday, mortifying anyone wearing a Mets uniform but scaring exactly nobody he faced.
In this chapter of “Nightmare on Broad Street,” Freddy and the Mets were dead by the third inning in a brutal 15-3 loss to the Phillies.
Peralta, in his worst career performance, allowed 10 earned runs on 10 hits and one walk over 2 ²/₃ innings. The alleged Mets ace saw his ERA inflate to 4.83, even behind Sean Manaea (4.64) in this disappointing Mets rotation. David Peterson and his 5.91 ERA are headed to the mound for Sunday night’s series finale.
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Kyle Schwarber blasted three homers (including two in one inning) and Bryce Harper hit for the cycle. The good news for the Mets is it counts as only one loss.
But Peralta’s woes can’t be discounted. The right-hander was only two starts removed from allowing six earned runs in a loss to the Cardinals and he wasn’t particularly sharp last Sunday, when he lasted only five innings against the Braves (three of the four runs he allowed in that start were unearned).
“I think I have been a little inconsistent,” Peralta said. “But I have time to be better.”
Bryce Harper reacts after hitting an RBI triple for the cycle in the fifth inning of the Mets’ 15-3 blowout loss to the Phillies on June 20, 2026 in Philadelphia. Kyle Ross-Imagn Images
Simply, Peralta is entering “bust” territory after arriving in Queens last winter as the centerpiece of a trade that sent Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams to Milwaukee. The Mets also received Tobias Myers in the deal.
“This is a guy, when you look at his track record, he’s been one of the best pitchers in the game,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “He’s going through a little bit of a rough stretch here, but if somebody is able to bounce back after bad outings, it’s a guy like Freddy. He is a competitor. He is a guy that is going to come back the next day and look for ways to get better and improve. That is what we will do.”
Mendoza noted that Peralta’s velocity hasn’t been an issue — with his fastball sitting in the 96 mph neighborhood — but the right-hander too often is working from behind in the count.
Peralta got tagged early, allowing a two-out homer to Harper in the first that gave the Phillies a 1-0 lead.
Freddy Peralta throws a pitch during the first inning of the Mets’ blowout loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
J.T. Realmuto and Justin Crawford each delivered an RBI double in the second, extending the Phillies lead to 3-0. Alec Bohm’s leadoff single to right — the Phillies won a replay reversal on a ball Eric Wagaman trapped — started the rally.
Peralta never survived the third. Schwarber homered leading off the inning and another run scored when Marcus Semien threw away Brandon Marsh’s grounder following Harper’s double. Bryson Stott followed with a fly to left that landed behind Juan Soto at the base of the left field fence for an RBI double, widening the Mets deficit to 6-0.
The Phillies weren’t nearly finished in the inning. After Realmuto doubled in another run and Peralta recorded the second out, Crawford walked and Trea Turner’s RBI single knocked out Peralta. Enter Cionel Pérez, who served up a blast to Schwarber that buried the Mets in an 11-0 hole. Schwarber became the fourth player in Phillies history with a two-homer inning.
“I am just trying to come back and feel like myself and forget about the past,” Peralta said. “Just moving forward and trying to become who I really am and take it that way and just finish in that way to the season.”
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Mark Vientos homered in the fourth to get the Mets on the scoreboard. The homer was Vientos’ ninth this season.
Harper’s two-run triple in the fifth was his last piece to the cycle – he became the 10th player in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
Carson Benge blasted a two-run homer in the seventh that brought the Mets to within 13-3.
Mark Vientos (left) comes in to score on his home run as third base coach Tim Leiper sends him on during the fourth inning of the Mets’ blowout loss to the Phillies. AP Photo/Chris Szagola
Myers surrendered a two-run homer to Schwarber in the seventh inning. The blast gave Schwarber a three-homer game for the fifth time in his career.
Cristopher Sánchez allowed one earned run on five hits with five strikeouts and one walk over six innings. The left-hander (who had a scoreless streak of 50 ²/₃ innings this season) lowered his ERA to 1.80. This was his 23rd straight start in this ballpark allowing two earned runs or fewer.
“Especially when he gets an 11-run lead, he’s going to get ahead,” Mendoza said. “He’s going to use all of his pitches and that is what makes him who he is, too.”
After dropping their first matchup of the season last night, the Philadelphia Phillies (41-35) made some history in the second meeting with a 15-3 dismantling of the New York Mets (34-42) on Saturday night.
Bryce Harper notched his first career cycle, Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs and Cristopher Sanchez picked up his ninth win.
Harper got the Phillies on the board first with a solo homer in the first inning then doubled and singled in the third to put the cycle within reach. He completed the feat in the fifth with a hard hit ball in the left field gap that would have been a double in most other situations, if not for Trea Turner running for home and Harper’s aggressive chase of the accomplishment.
The Phillies sent 12 batters to the plate in the third as they scored eight runs, their highest scoring frame of the season. The other Phils’ batter with two hits in the inning was Kyle Schwarber, who started things off with a solo home run followed by a three-run bomb in his second go-round.
Schwarber capped off the huge night by the team’s two biggest offensive contributors with a two-run home run in the seventh inning, his third of the game and 28th of the season, extending his major league lead.
Schwarber and Harper were two of the five starters to record multiple hits, joined by Turner, Justin Crawford and JT Realmuto, whose pair of doubles were part of the offense’s 10 extra base hits. The Phils’ 17 hits equalled their season high mark, which they set a week ago in Milwaukee.
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The Mets scored all three of their runs via the long ball, with Mark Vientos tagging Cristopher Sanchez for a solo shot in the fourth and a two-run blast by rookie, Carson Benge, off of Max Lazar in the seventh.
Harper is the first Phillie to hit for the cycle since Weston Wilson on August 15, 2024.
Schwarber is the first Phillie to hit two home runs in the same inning since Turner did it on August 19, 2023 against the Washington Nationals, and is the first MLB player with two in an inning and three or more in the same game since Mike Cameron on May 2, 2002.
Harper and Schwarber are the second pair of teammates to hit for the cycle and hit three home runs in the same game in MLB history after New York Yankees’ legends Tony Lazzeri and Lou Gehrig on June 3, 1932.
The 15 runs are the most the Phillies have scored against the Mets since June 27, 2023 and the 12-run margin of victory is their largest against them since September 20, 2005.
Zack Wheeler will face off against Mets’ lefty, David Peterson, tomorrow on Sunday Night Baseball.
Jose Alvarado is enjoying himself following the Knicks’ championship — perhaps a little too much.
Early on during the Knicks’ historic playoff run, Alvarado said he would get drunk for eight days straight if they were to win the NBA Finals.
“If we win, I’ma be drunk for eight days,” Alvarado said on the “7PM in Brooklyn” podcast in May. “I’m having a party in like every state.”
Jose Alvarado posts a Day 7 picture of him lying down. The guard said he would get drunk for eight days straight if the Knicks won the NBA Finals. therealgta/Instagram
“Y’all gonna think I’m the MVP,” he added. “Y’all gonna be like ‘yo he got the MVP.’”
Now that the Knicks have won, Alvarado appears to be updating fans on his condition after seven days.
The guard posted a picture of him lying down on a table with a hat over his face to his Instagram story on Saturday, with the caption reading: “Day 7.”
Alvarado, a Brooklyn native, has been perhaps the most energetic throughout the championship celebrations.
He was seen celebrating at both the Knicks’ historic ticker-tape parade as well as the Puerto Rican Day parade last week.
At Thursday’s parade up the Canyon of Heroes, Alvarado grabbed a boombox and microphone and started hyping up the massive crowd.
Jose Alvarado celebrates atop a parade float during the Knicks’ 2026 NBA Championship parade through Lower Manhattan on June 18, 2026. Noah Burton/ZUMA / SplashNews.com
“We brought the trophy home. Let’s party, baby, let’s party. Knicks in five,” he yelled while standing on one of the floats.
Growing up a Knicks fan in the five boroughs, the championship has a special meaning for Alvarado, who the Knicks picked up at the trade deadline.
“It’s really something I can’t put in words. I’m blessed,” he said before Game 1 of the finals. “I can’t even say it’s a dream, I never thought about being in the finals playing for the Knicks. But I’m here, I’m extremely excited.
Mitchell Robinson didn’t forget those closest to him when celebrating the Knicks’ NBA title.
Robinson shared a special, quiet night with his neighbors ahead of the team’s championship parade Thursday down the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.
The moment was shared through a LinkedIn post by Lindsay Anthony — one of the Knicks center’s neighbors in a quiet New York suburb — and she praised Robinson for his decision where he had “nothing to gain from,” but did it anyway without cameras.
“He parked one of his infamous monster trucks that he’ll be on tomorrow in that driveway and let a neighborhood kids (and let’s be honest some parents) take a peek, sign some autographs (and a middle school yearbook!) and catch up about his infamous Knicks season,” Anthony wrote.
“No production. No entourage. Just him, showing up because he’s our neighbor and he said he would,” she added.
Anthony shared photos of various kids checking out the inside and outside details of Robinson’s orange and silver monster truck.
Robinson was also seen taking pictures with parents and got a big group picture with all of the kids in the neighborhood.
Robinson’s neighbor explained his appearance is the neighbor she knows, rather than what Knicks fans’ see on the surface on television, at games and during press conferences.
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson signs autographs for fans while celebrating the team’s NBA championship during a ticker-tape parade down Lower Manhattan’s “Canyon of Heroes” on Broadway on June 18, 2026. Alliance for Downtown New York via AP
“Fans see the dunks and the foul shots and the game winning steals. Reporters get him in pressers and highlight reels, Anthony wrote. “We get him on a random night, with nothing to gain from it, doing it anyway. (Complete with a side of country music).”
“There’s a lesson in there for anyone whose job is reputation, mine included: the real story of someone’s character isn’t always on the court or at a press conference,” she added. “It’s what someone does when there is no camera and no upside. He’s quiet about almost all of it, on the court and in the driveway.”
Mitchell Robinson celebrates during the Knicks championship ticker tape parade. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
“Congratulations, #23. You have made your communit(ies) proud,” Anthony concluded.
He had a promising regular season that never really showed in the Knicks playoff run and NBA Finals series, shooting just 29.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Reliever Blake Treinen has been placed on the injured list with right elbow inflammation, the Dodgers announced before their game against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
Treinen pitched a perfect ninth inning against the Orioles the previous night, setting the stage for a comeback in the bottom half of the inning. The Dodgers scored three runs in a walk-off, 6-5 victory.
The 37-year-old right-hander has pitched in 29 games this season and is 4-1 with a 3.52 earned-run average.
Reliever Blake Treinen has been placed on the injured list with right elbow inflammation, the Dodgers announced before their game against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostTreinen pitched a perfect ninth inning against the Orioles the previous night Getty Images
Treinen was replaced on the active roster by right-hander Chayce McDermott, who was recalled from triple-A Oklahoma City. This will mark McDermott’s second stint with the Dodgers. He pitched a scoreless inning against the Angels on April 27.
McDermott, 27, has pitched in six major league games in his career, the other five with the Orioles from 2024 to 2025.
